"Tragic Death of 8-Year-Old Migrant Girl Highlights Medical Care Challenges at US Border"

The mother of an 8-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody last week requested medical aid at least three times the day her sick daughter was pronounced dead at a Texas hospital, government officials said Sunday. The girl, who was born with a heart condition, died on May 17 after experiencing a medical emergency inside a Border Patrol station in Harlingen, Texas. The family was detained in Border Patrol facilities for over a week, despite internal rules that instruct agents to hold migrants for no longer than three days. The agency is investigating the girl's death.